Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
FSA Grace Periods May Clash With HSA Rules
By Allison BellSome employers may face a collision between flexible spending arrangement rules and health savings account rules in early 2006.The collision could force affected employers ...
November 08, 2005
HRA Administrator To Use Fair Isaac SoftwareSHPS Inc. is hoping a new software system will help it reduce the average processing time for health reimbursement arrangement claim forms to less ...
November 08, 2005
Bank Adds Mutual FundsA financial services arm of UnitedHealth Group Inc. will be offering new investment options for holders of health savings accounts.[@@]UnitedHealth, Minnetonka, Minn., formed Exante ...
November 07, 2005
Insurers Add New York Small Group PlansGuardian Life Insurance Company of America is joining the Health Net of the Northeast Inc. to introduce 10 point-of-service plans and 12 exclusive provider ...
November 07, 2005
Provider Network Branches OutPrivate Healthcare Systems Inc. has opened a regional office in St. Louis.[@@]PHCS, Waltham, Mass., runs a provider network that has contracts with 4,000 facilities ...
November 07, 2005
Carrier Lets Doctors See Patient Web RecordsA unit of WellChoice Inc. is trying to speed up use of electronic patient records.[@@]Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the arm of WellChoice, New ...
November 07, 2005
GAO%3A Blues Dominate Many Small Group MarketsBusiness owners with fewer than 50 employees in some states may feel as if they already buy health coverage through a single-payer health care ...
November 04, 2005
Midwestern Carrier Adds Small Group PlanAmerican Community Mutual Insurance Company has introduced the American's Preferred Employer plan.[@@]The health insurance plan, aimed at employers with 2 to 50 employees, is ...